Back with more recommendations! 49 Days and Do You Hear My Heart (both still currently airing, so maybe you'd like to wait) 1. 49 Days - Body swopping, but this time, the soul of a person in unconscious vegetable state gets to borrow, at certain timings, the body of this woman who indirectly caused her to become a vegetable. The mission is to collect 3 drops of tears from people who truly loves her, so that she can regain consciousness, in 49 Days. When I read the sypnosis, it didn't sound too interesting, but watch it! The plot is well layered, the characters (even the villain) are likeable, and the acting is good. It's not as emotion-explosive as Secret Garden, but the story is engaging and I haven't felt any drag (I'm at ep 13 or so) at all. 2. Do You Hear My Heart - Not a romcom!! But the characters feel so real, even when it's some oba(a)san and oji(i)san, not the gorgeous looking leads, occupying the screen, I never felt the urge to fast forward. It's heartwarming due to the family ties depicted, but also has the tension of a romance plot. I can't describe it well, but it's something I'd like to watch after a busy day at work, when I need some comforting.

Of all people! I felt ok when he was with Song Hye Gyo. But Tang Wei? ..... In any case, our feelings don't matter, and well, he denied it (as artistes do 90% of the time).

Omg, can you believe I just reached home from work? Need to be in office in 6 hours' time! Haha RE Number 2...well, coz that outfit is too over the top! It'll take an Aiba to dare wear it out, especially on a date!

OMG! I'm so happy that they put this online. <3 But too bad I can't vote! My guess would be... 1: Ohno 2: Aiba 3: Sho 4: Jun 5: Nino And I'm all for #5! What about you?

HAHA! I'll pass by Zepp Tokyo everytime I visit Tokyo, and there'll usually be crowds trying to get into the events hall...I'll think, "This is nothing compared to Arashi's concert's waiting experience." But now that you've really experienced it, which is worse?

OMG! But...I hate to think of the crowds I'll have to fight to see him.

Omg, I love that photo of Ohno! So cute haha! It'll be such an energy-booster if you put it as a wallpaper or sth. =P

Jan Ye Seul?! SHe was in this melomelomelodrama called Will It Snow On Christmas. hmmm I can't imagine her in the role... Somehow, I had another actress in mind. =P

I'm going to audition for Morning Musume. Because getting into the showbiz will allow me to meet my idolllllls. LOL. Kidding! I'm sounding like Jr Aiba huh?

When their first week sales is so high, I wonder what the final sales will be. I PREDICT: 2011's top selling music dvd will be 10-11. Because it has one full year to gather sales ne!!! Will it break a million???!!! Oh man, I want a Dome version too!! Arashi is still going stronger ne. And like what Nino says, who said that last year was their peak?

I'm so so proud of this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Manga is one culture asset of Japan ne. Hence, 'Nippon no Manga". And then, "Nippon of Arashi". So, can I say that Arashi is considered an asset of Japan too? Not to the same level but around the same level as manga is? Sugoi ne! And then, the advertisements of AU Android, Nitendo 3DS, Hitachi products, Tongari corn, Arashi jet (with the official Arashi logo!!!)... It's like Arashi has transversed the advertisement industry such that various advertisers are coming together to launch a combined campaign. <3 The power of Arashi.

Did you say Singapore? ^>^ And if it gets released in Summer/Autumn.....Maybe I can watch it over there! hehe..it'll never come to Singapore anyway. =( Thanks for the news!

I saw them on auction last night. LOL

Life is unfair. I've passed by Zepp tens of times!!! =(((((((( Lucky you!!!

HAHA! I was wondering who Kuen-chan is...Guen-sshi! Geun Suk-oppa. <3 It's terribly easy to learn Korean via Japanese. They're so similar in their sentence structure, their words for certain things, their level of speech etc...such that I always find yself mixing them up! Let's speak Korean the next time we meet! Oh the bear is cute!

omg, I just read that Kaibutsu-kun will have a 3D movie!!!!

Yes, so proud of him! I think by now Kazu has polished up his acting so much that is he takes on another Kuramoto script, he will just bring out the human side of us and make us all cry ourselves to death (not in the kdramatic way, but the slow, Japanese-style humanistic way). And while I'm impressed about the ratings of his works, I'm more impressed by how he never fails to connect with the audience. And since we know by now that not all hardwork and talent translates into ratings, I'm really glad that Nino made it, both in terms of recognition and actual tangible results.

I'm ever envious about your open love from Arashi and how your friends always feed you with them!! Anyway, I like this poser and how they posed with their feet. CUTE!

Haha, a lot of dramas start at 16, but gets extended and extended if they hit ratings jackpot! @Dunadun: Full House was great! But near the end it started dragging =( Some for Goong (omg if only they didn't extend it...) and My Girl. That's like the cancer of all kdramas huh?

You know, I NEARLY went for his concert last Nov (when I was in Tokyo for Arashi 10-11 ne). But I couldn't find anyone to go with!! Next time? XP If only your passion lasts long enough!

Yes! I still can't believe that the total times you replied to my comments on Arashi posts is about the same as the number of replies to my comments on JGS/kdramas. LOL!! Anyway, here you go! BEETHOVEN VIRUS Chinese hardsubs, MU or SS - http://co2r.wordpress.com/category/completed-dramas/beethoven-virus/ Raw, MU - http://community.livejournal.com/asian_doramas/174570.html#cutid1 English softsubs, (just right click and save link as a text file) - http://withs2.com/view/beethoven-virus BABY AND I Raw and English softsubs, MU - http://community.livejournal.com/asian_doramas/450930.html Enjoy yourself!!

Beethoven Virus isn't my cup of tea, coz I didn't like the lead. But I've got friends who really liked it, so you can give it a shot. Baby & I is cute! Very cute. That was the movie that got me into JGS! But plot-wise, it's quite thin ne. Just watch it for the cuteness. -] I'll go find you some links after work (got company dinner later though, so might be late!)

You must really be addicted to have researched on JGS so much, and to have discovered his lack of fate with BOF. I can totally see him in Domyouji's role (many of us were thinking so throughout the running of YB!), but I don't want him to be associated with the bubblegume flop that is BOF. =/ But he still shares a connection with Jun through KwP ne! hehehe.. Anyway, here are some translations I previously did for the YB songs! http://karened.livejournal.com/113649.html http://karened.livejournal.com/109168.html http://karened.livejournal.com/39305.html http://karened.livejournal.com/40097.html Other YB fangirling posts: http://karened.livejournal.com/tag/kdrama%3A%20you%27re%20beautiful Oh, have you finished watching the entire series already? ^_^ And, before it's too late, DON'T WATCH "Marry Me, Mary"/"Mary Stayed Out All Night", although JGS is very cute inside. It's not a worthy tradeoff for your sleep time! Interesting plot ---> Poor plot ---> Repetitive plot ---> No plot ---> Nonsensical plot. =(

Wow...they actually prepared gifts for everyone? O.O Those candies are cute! I feel all warm inside thinking back on how I bought those candies for a friend's birthday back then. Makes Arashi look 'normal', like us. LOL do I make sense? But I have to say that I was a bit uncomfortable how much attention/focus was on Arashi during Kouhaku. Like how Arashi kinda led the Furusato song, and even went a film special footages/photos for the segment. Did the previous hosts do such things? And then they even prepared gifts for the guests, like they're hosts (well, literally, yes) to the whole program. Is it a norm?